The visit by Egypt’s foreign minister to the US was to review with American officials Cairo’s stand on several domestic and international issues as a new administration is about to take over in Washington, reports Doaa El-Bey

This year’s Arab Human Development Report focuses on youth. But as important as the youth are, including them in the political scene is not a catch-all cure for an alleged Arab malaise, writes Abdel-Moneim Said

The passage in the US Senate of a bill equating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism upturns reality for those struggling to give an honest voice to Palestinians and their narrative, writes James Zogby

The United States and Egypt signed a historic agreement this week aimed at thwarting the trafficking of antiquities, with artefacts being recovered from the US, Switzerland and the UAE, writes Nevine El-Aref

Young people in Egypt sometimes blame a lack of vacancies and employers’ exaggerated expectations for unemployment, while employers blame it on young people’s lack of the necessary skills, writes Zeinab Sami

The recent tragedy of illegal migrants drowning off the coast of Egypt has shown that illegal migration is increasing, suggesting that the state must take urgent measures to curb it, writes Gihan Shahine